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ST DENNIS AREA COMMUNITY NEWS
MARCH 2008 EDITION
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Sunday 2nd March 7.00 p.m. Euchre Drive at St
Dennis WMC.
Tuesday 11th March 7.00 p.m. Parish Council Meeting
At Claytawc
Wednesday 12th March 7.00 p.m. STIG Executive
Meeting at St Dennis WMC
Tuesday 18th March 7.30 p.m. Easter Prize Bingo
at Bandroom.
Tuesday 19th March 7.00 p.m. STIG Open Meeting
at St Dennis WMC.
Sunday 30th March 7.00 p.m.. Euchre Drive at St
Dennis WMC.
Celebration and Memorable Dates
Many Happy
Returns to.......
Mr Jack Burnett who was 84 in February,
many congratulations.
Mr Ralph Burnett celebrating his 86th
birthday on 10th March.
ST DENNIS VARIETY COMPANY
St Dennis Variety Company was reformed in the village in 1992, after an absence of 30 years, by Pam Kelly, Jack Michael, Melville Hicks and Rex Harvey – these stalwarts were instrumental in forming a fund-raising committee and our first production –‘Robinson Crusoe’ under the leadership of Jack Michael was staged in the St Dennis W.M.C. at the end of February 1993.
In 1992 when the committee was formed there was a grand total of £81 in the bank, a legacy from the original Variety Company – after numerous ‘beetle drives & jumble sales plus a bumper harvest home we were able to stage our pantomime – we opened the Box Office on Saturday mornings at the Old Red Cross Rooms and demand for tickets was so great that we had a queue waiting for the Box Office to open!
Our next pantomime was Hickory Dickory Dock, this again was a huge success and won us several awards at the Calor Gas Awards (Cornwalls pantomime Oscars – sadly no lomger held) at Carlyon Bay.
We continue to stage our pantomimes at St Dennis W.M.C. – and we are very grateful to the W.M.C. management committee for their continuing support. Rex Harvey, our president, remains one of our most loyal supporters – unfortunately ill health forced the retirement of Pam, Jack and Melville, but ‘the company’ remains in their debt for their vision and dedication in forming our company. It is our aim to repay their hard work by continuing to stage top class entertainment, provided by a seemingly, endless supply of local talent.
New ideas for fund raising is always a problem, this year we were fortunate to obtain a grant from the Cornwall Rural Fund which has enabled us to build a much needed new stage, we have also been able to buy new scenery cloths, a front curtain and sound system. The work that goes on behind the scenes is never ending and it’s the dedication and tireless efforts of all these people that keeps pantomime alive and well!
Under the direction of Tracey Cornish, who served her apprenticeship under the guidance of Jack Michael, our production this year, our 16th, is ‘Pinocchio’ – an original pantomime with plenty of up-beat music and slick comedy routines – the mainstay of our productions.
We hope that everyone enjoys the show and that we can continue the tradition of pantomime in St Dennis for many years to come.
Response to Letter from Fred Greenslade in St Dennis Community February News Magazine
The call from Fred Greenslade for CCC to reconsider its options for handling the county’s waste fails to take into account a number of facts, perhaps the most important of which is what the cost of such a delay might be to us all.
We have calculated that for every month’s delay beyond the date when we scheduled the energy from waste facility at Rostowrack would be operational, it will cost Cornwall around £800,000.
Since the process of evaluating a range of options, inviting companies to bid for the contract, getting the contract signed and preparing the planning application for this facility has taken 6 years, starting again could cost close to £50 million. That money would inevitably have to be taken from other budgets such as schools and social care.
Imagine then the anger of residents if, having delayed and re-evaluated options for handling our waste, we found that the solution identified was identical to what we have now. And there is no reason to think it would be any different, because every stage of our process was carefully checked for its reliability, environmental and economic impacts. No ‘magic bullet’ has been discovered since we started our process.
Mr Greenslade also does not mention that we have already had a public inquiry about the location of the energy recovery facility. The decision to site the residual waste treatment facility in the central area was made in 2002 in Cornwall’s Waste Local Plan, following a public enquiry, and was endorsed by an independent inspector. It is adopted waste policy for Cornwall.
Mr Greenslade also refers to the lorry movements to take waste to United Mines landfill. Readers may not all be aware that a promise made to residents living near United Mines were given an assurance that the site would close in 2010, and CCC is determined to keep its word. However the Environment Agency which licenses the site and controls how the site must look after closure, requires a certain amount of waste to be deposited there in order for it to be properly landscaped afterwards. By 2010 the site will not be full, so the decision has been made to temporarily divert waste from the east of the county, which would otherwise have been sent to Connon Bridge landfill near Liskeard, to United Mines until October 2010. Not only will this enable compliance with Environment Agency requirements but it will also avoid the loss of expensively engineered space in the landfill. And the waste would have been on the road in lorries anyway.
We have done our best to allow for such external changes as fuel costs going up, and the contract with SITA Cornwall has a number of safeguards to protect Cornwall’s tax payers against inflation increases, including fuel costs. Plus SITA will be using vehicles which comply with the latest EU fuel efficiency requirements. However the increased cost of fuel – for transport and household heating – is a strong argument in favour of the Cornwall Energy Recovery Centre (CERC): once it is operating (around 2011/12) it will help ensure local jobs by providing low cost heat for the clay industry, as well as generating electricity from our rubbish which will replace electricity produced by oil and gas. We are also exploring further opportunities for heat to be used locally.
The proposals for the CERC are still being refined to ensure that we build the most up-to-date and efficient plant possible. It is our commitment to the electorate that drives us to continue with this thoroughly researched, carefully considered integrated waste management approach. While St Dennis is understandably focusing on the CERC, many other new and improved facilities are being developed across Cornwall to help raise our recycling and composting rates, reduce our reliance on landfill and keep a limit on costs.
Readers with a desire for more detail of transport aspects of the proposals can access a report on CCC’s website: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=32645
Adam Paynter
Executive Member
Environment and Heritage
St Denys & District Old
Cornwall Society
The St Denys Old Cornwall Society
meets every third Monday at 7.30pm at ClayTAWC in St Dennis. Our meeting
in March will be held on Monday 17th March when Mr Colin Rescorla will talk to
us about the manufacture of the hurling balls used in St Columb Major at the
annual hurling competition. This will be followed by the usual raffle and
refreshments, so come along and join us - members and visitors
welcome.
St Dennis Women's
Institute
The St Dennis W.I. meets on the first Monday in the
month. There will be no speaker at our next meeting which will be held on
Monday 3rd March as it will be an Annual General Meeting. However, we will
still have a member's time and a faith tea. Guests are welcome to come
along and "give us a try" and to see if they would like to join. The
meeting will start at 7pm
St Dennis Cancer Research
Committee
The Cancer Committee coffee morning will be held at
the Working Men's Club on Tuesday 11th March at 10.00am with stalls, raffle,
refreshments and a special raffle of a beautiful collector doll donated by Mrs
Olga Trethewey, so come along and join the fun! Hot pasties will be
available at 11.30.
Our table top sale will take place at ClayTAWC on Saturday
15th March from 10.00am when, as well as the usual stalls and raffle, you can
hire a table to sell any of your unwanted items. A great chance to make a
little pocket money!
ST DENNIS PRIMARY SCHOOL – YEAR 3
Carne Hill Methodist Church.
Sunday Services:
Mar 2nd 11.00 Rev Balsdon Holy Communion
Mar 9th 10.30 United Service at Whitemoor. Rev J Kendall
Mar 16th 11.00 Hilary Balsdon
Mar 23rd 11.00 Mary Lightfoot
Mar 30th 11.00 Fellowship.
Informal Worship Easter Celebration.
Easter Sunday (March 23rd) 7.30pm.
Jesus Christ Superstar.
A number of young people from Carne Hill Methodist Church are going to be performing in Jesus Christ Superstar at Easter. There will be two performances at St John’s Methodist Church, Bodmin Road, St Austell, Fri 21st Mar 7.30pm and Sat 22nd Mar 2.30pm. Admission is free; an offering will be received for Christian Aid. Come and enjoy this Easter musical involving local young people.
HENDRA ROAD METHODIST CHURCH
PREACHERS ON SUNDAYS AT 6.00 PM
MARCH 2ND REV D BALSDON
MARCH 9TH UNITE WITH WHITEMOOR
MARCH 16TH DANIELLE AND ELAINE
MARCH 23RD REV D BALSDON SACRAMENT
MARCH 30TH MRS B TREGENZA
MARCH 21ST
REV D BALSDON GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE AT 11.AM.
WildWorks in St. Dennis
After spending three wonderful weeks working both in the school and within the wider community collecting and making memory boxes, WildWorks Clay project continues and we will now make a short film.
The film will be about St Dennis at present, where many people from the village of all ages, will show us places they love around the area.
We are also going to be going back to school to work with the young people imagining the future.
We would like to invite you all to join us between March 27th and April 5th at the Working Men’s Institute to imagine futures. We would like everyone to come and have their say. What does the future look like? If you had to send a capsule into the future what would you put in it? What values? Recipes, film, it can be anything… we are looking forward to seeing what your futures look like.
WildWorks will then hold a final Community Party and Film Show at Working Men’s Institute on April 5th at 5.30pm to 8pm. We will show the film we have made and celebrate St.Dennis Past, Present and Future. Everyone is welcome and it is free – we hope to see you there!
If
you would like to know more about WildWorks please visit our website
www.wildworks.biz
St Dennis Bands Draw - 100 Club
We are looking for people to become a member of our new fundraising club. You will have a chance to win one of the monthly prizes, the size and number of prizes being dependent on the number of subscribers. Each subscriber will have their own unique number and can have as many £5 chances as they like. The draw will be made monthly and all prize winners will be paid by cheque by post. Winning numbers can be checked at the Bandroom.
If you are interested please pick up a form from various shops in the village or ask a Band or Committee member for a form.
Easter Prize Bingo
Tuesday 18th March in the Bandroom
Eyes down at 7.30 p.m.
Many Easter prizes - turkeys, easter eggs, etc. Wheelchair friendly and the Bar will be open.
ST DENNIS RED CROSS
St Dennis Red Cross coffee morning on Saturday 29th March. 10 am to 12 noon. Jumble, Raffle, Light Lunch, Pasties and Sweets.
A warm welcome to all. Please support.
S. T. I. G.
St.Dennis Incinerator Group
Report of the Annual General Meeting held in the Workingmen’s Club, St.Dennis on Wednesday 16th January, 2008, commencing at 7.10 p.m.
Apologies: Mal Gilbert, David James, Mick Wilson, Amanda Routledge
Present: Lynn Sim (Chairperson), Gemma Brokenshire (Secretary), Jean Amos (Treasurer), Trevor Rabey (Webmaster), Jackie Salmon (Minute Secretary) and 22 members of the Community.
Lynn opened the meeting with apologies for the delay in holding the Annual General Meeting which should have taken place December. Nominations were requested for the all current positions on the Executive Committee, and following such nominations the following members were elected or re-elected.
Lynn Sim: Chairperson
Gemma Brokenshire: Secretary
Jean Amos: Treasurer
Jackie Salmon: Minute Secretary
Trevor Rabey: Webmaster
There being no nominations for Chairs of the Sub-Committees and the fact that no work had been undertaken by such sub-committees in the preceding year, it was agreed that these committees would be disbanded. It was also agreed that members of the Executive Committee who were not present at the meeting would be contacted and asked if they still wish to remain on the Executive. These decisions were taken upon a vote from the members of the community present. Lynn then proposed a vote of thanks to Trevor for all his work as Webmaster and confirmed that many compliments had been received from other webmasters and local people on the quality of our website. A vote of thanks was also proposed for Robert Bunt who had kindly helped with the distribution of posters throughout the year. Those present were also advised that an audit of the Group’s accounts was in the process of being arranged. Information on current funds was advised to the meeting.
The Annual General Meeting then closed at 7.25, and an Open Meeting was then called.
Report of the Open Meeting held following the Annual General Meeting on 16th January 2008, commencing at 7.25 p.m.
Lynn reported that Caroline Righton had confirmed that the Coast to Coast newsletter had been printed and was ready for distribution. A flyer containing a petition on behalf of STIG was part of the newsletter and we had been asked to help with the distribution in the village. It was agreed that all those residents who had provided an email address would be contacted and asked if they would help with the distribution.
The dates for the proposed “road show” by Sita were relayed to the meeting and Lynn advised that the members of the Liaison Group had been asked to print and distribute posters advertising the event. Lynn then reported on the Liaison Meeting held on 10th January and her report included items on the haul roads, job creation and ways to get local people jobs, emissions and monitoring. Sita advised that the incinerator would take 2 years to build and due to shortage of local builders, it was possible that people from aboard would be employed. There was also some information on respiratory research with the Primary Health Care Trust.
Elizabeth Hawken had attended the County Community Meeting at Trewoon and advised that there had been discussions on the proposed biomass plant to be erected at Greensplat on behalf of Goonvean Ltd., and the fact that the Managing Director of the company had advised, in response to a question on heat from the proposed incinerator, that if the incinerator plant was built, they may take some of the heat. It was agreed that the Committee would pursue this comment, as one of the reasons for siting the incinerator in the area was the use of the heat by local industry. Additionally, if the heat was not to be used, this negated the renewal energy part of the plans. Phil Mason ( Restormel Chief Planning Officer)had also reported on the plans by Imerys to establish a new “eco-friendly” village in the Restormel area.
Plans were made to “shadow” the Sita exhibition in the Workingmen’s Club and a rota established so that flyers could be handed to all those attending the event over the two days. Lynn confirmed with a Workingmen’s Club Committee member that they would have no objection to two people at any one time being on the premises to distribute the flyers.
Services at St Denys Church in March 2008
2nd March: 9.30am Parish Communion for Mothering Sunday with distribution of flowers
9th March: 9.30am Parish Communion
16th March: 9.30am Parish Communion for Palm Sunday
23rd March: 9.30am Parish Communion for Easter Day
30th March: 10.00am Parish Communion suitable for all Ages
Services are held each Wednesday at 10.30am.
During Holy Week we will be holding the following services:
Monday (17th March) – 10.30am Holy Communion
Tuesday (18th March) – 7.00pm Holy Communion with the Agape during which we share a meal to commemorate the Last Supper
Wednesday (19th March) – 10.30am Holy Communion
Maundy Thursday (20th March) – 7pm The Maundy Thursday Liturgy with stripping of the Altar and Watch
Good Friday (21st March) – 10.30am The Good Friday Liturgy
Please contact the Priest-in-Charge, Revd Paul Arthur, on 01726 822317 for further details or if you would like to discuss arranging a wedding, baptism or other service.
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EASTER GREETINGS!
As I write this in February I am very aware of how Spring seems to have come early yet again. I have already seen many daffodils, snowdrops and my first crocus. It is particularly fitting that Spring comes early in a year where we will be celebrating an early Easter. Spring encourages us to think of new life, a ground that lies dormant and looks dead suddenly brings forth new life in all its beauty and abundance. Easter is also a time when we think of new life. We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus showing that he defeats the death caused by the sins of others who had him crucified. It also reminds us the eternal life offered to us through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
HAVE A VERY HAPPY AND BLESSED EASTERTIDE!
Revd Paul Arthur
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NEWS FROM ST DENNIS LOOSE THREADS
We are now holding our meetings twice a month. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday and 4th Tuesday of every month at the Claytawc Building from 7.00 - 9.00 pm. All are welcome.
This year we are trying some different crafts so come and learn with us. For more details contact Barbara Tel: 01726 823480
PRELIMINARY NOTICE
THE TWENTY FIRST HORTICULTURAL DOMESTIC AND CRAFT SHOW AT HENDRA ROAD METHODIST CHURCH ON SATURDAY 9TH AUGUST TO BE OPENED BY MR ROY BLEWETT OF ST AGNES. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
St Dennis Good
Companions
The Good Companions will resume again on Wednesday 12th
March in Hendra Road Chapel at 1.30pm. In April a brochure will be out
with all our coach trips and other activities, such as Strawberry Fayre,
birthday parties and lots more. New members are most welcome to come and
join us.
ST DENNIS CARNIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The next meeting of the carnival committee will be on the 4th March at 7.15. New members and ideas welcome.
Choosing of the carnival queens will be done at the April meeting by photographs. Fairy queen ages 4-8. Senior queen 13 years and over. Entries to the secretary by 5th April. St Dennis Parish only. Queens to choose their own attendants.
Dear
residents
Since I wrote last month about the implications of road transport as part of the Incinerator Plants forthcoming Planning Application the cost of fuel remains at a very high level. So that point of conjecture remains.
Now let us look at another two aspects of this probable application as portrayed at the four-day exhibition in St Dennis and Foxhole hosted by Sita Cornwall, namely stack emission and noise generated by the process.
Stack emissions The stack that delivers the final concoction of various gasses, metals and dioxins in questionable amounts is alleged to be of no harmful consequence to human health. How very reassuring that is to all of us in central Cornwall and well beyond.
That is until a Sita representative tells us at the exhibition in St Dennis that the stack that was originally about 70mtrs (230 feet) in height will now be 122mtrs (400 feet). With a likelihood that the stack could even end up 150mtrs (492 feet) tall.
The reason given by Sita representatives at the exhibition in St Dennis, for the increase in height, was that the Goss Moor and it’s flora and fauna must be protected from the emissions emanating from the stack of the incinerator in particular nitrogen. That statement I applaud in part. That part being the protection of the Goss Moor. We all know the importance of the Goss Moor habitat and I will be the first to defend its status. We know its value because the new A30 was diverted around the edge of it to protect that same flora and fauna.
But here’s the rub…The stack was considered fine at 70mtrs (230feet) until statutory agencies expressed concern about emissions landing on the Goss Moor and the height was raised to 122mtrs (400feet) to extend the emission fallout area.
Keep in mind this is the same stack that does not have any harmful effect on the local population.
Remember.. Butterflies and plants are wonderful gifts of nature and need our protection. Even more so are the children and grandchildren of our village and surrounding area. Of course, I am biased, I have four grandchildren who live here and are very dear to me and I am sure all of you residents feel the same way about your families.
Remember.. It would appear that by default our children and grandchildren might be afforded better protection from the emissions of this huge incinerator because butterflies are so important.
Remember.. If making the stack higher diminishes the rate of pollution falling on the Goss Moor and by definition St Dennis from an alleged thoroughly safe process where will this pollution fall? We can only assume somewhere further afield like Roche or Newquay or St Stephen or Fraddon or St Austell or Bodmin or Whitemoor……………or where ever the wind takes it.
Remember.. This much-lauded science of cleaning and controlling emissions from the plant ends when the emissions go out of the stack into free air. Then all of us are at the whim of nature. Where ever the wind blows and at what velocity will determine where the emissions will come to earth.
Remember.. Those of us who live here don’t need a costly survey to realise that when it is foggy and drizzling with no wind the emissions will fall to ground closer to the stack. What protection does the Goss Moor and our families have then?
The noise issue. We are assured that there will be no noise pollution audible in St Dennis. 400mtrs. from the site.
How can we accept this statement when once again those of us who live here can clearly hear the noise from the China Clay operations at the same location. (Parkandillick)
There will be 180 vehicle movements per day plus all the noise from the plant operation for example huge fans, a turbine to generate electricity and all the ancillary mechanical plant to operate the process.
Are we expected to believe that the whole operation is noise free.
Do pigs fly?
We know in St Dennis that persistent noises of a certain pitch although below statutory noise levels can still be a constant source of irritation to residents.
And finally… An AEA (Atomic Energy Authority) Technology consultant, funded by Defra to assist Cornwall County Council communicate on its PFI process, wrote the following in the journal entitled Wastes Management.
“One of the biggest influences on whether a facility is built may be the vocal indignation of affluent middle class residents keen for their waste to be whisked invisibly away, and who organise themselves into articulate, effective protest groups. Proposals for plants in more deprived areas do not have such influential groups of residents to sway the argument.”
Are you prepared to lie down and not put your view effectively? I for one will continue to articulate reasoned argument to express the majority view of residents who elected me as their representative at Restormel.
The rest is up to you. Please! Make your views known.
Restormel Borough Council and St Dennis Parish Council will be asked for their views on the Planning Application, but the final decision will be taken by the Cornwall County Council Planning Committee.
Regards Fred Greenslade St Dennis Resident.
Friends of St Dennis CP
School
Unfortunately our school does
not have a Parent Teacher Association to look at fundraising for the
school. This means that everything the school needs must come from the
school budget. I would like to start a "Friends of St Dennis School" group
and am looking for volunteers to help me raise extra money for the school.
Some parents and teachers have expressed a wish to join the group already and if
you are interested in helping please contact the school secretary or myself.
Ginny Edwards
821715.
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS.
The Parish Council meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in the ClayTAWC Centre. All meetings start at 7 p.m. The public are very welcome to attend. There is a regular agenda item of 10 minutes duration when members of the public may speak and raise their particular concerns.
Notes from the Parish Council meeting held on 12th February.
The Community Policing report showed that there had been two reported crimes in January which remain unsolved.
The Council has resolved to make a further attempt to establish a Parish Plan for the area which would set out the priorities for the village over the next few years. A bid for funding has been submitted to Restormel Borough Council and Cornwall Rural Community Council and if successful a group will be formed to take the project further.
Arising out of a review of the Council’s risk assessment fencing has been installed on the Council’s land at Hendra Prazey.
The recent public exhibition at the Working Men’s Club by Sita Ltd on the proposed Energy from Waste Plant was discussed and a lively debate including the members of the public present resulted in the following points being made:-
Councillor Greenslade reported that an exploratory meeting had been held with Planning and Highways Officers of the County Council to examine the possibility of including in the forthcoming planning application for the proposed Energy from Waste Plant a proposal to extend the new road to the Plant. This extension would continue the new road across the railway at Parkandillick and up the existing road serving the Goonvean and Imerys plants to join the road running between Hendra Crossroad and Treviscoe. If successful this could result in the removal of most of the lorry movements through the villages of St Dennis and Treviscoe and was now being examined in detail by County Council officers. Councillor Greenslade stressed that this was not an acceptance of the Energy from Waste Plant but a means of obtaining a gain from within the planning application.
The public present expressed the view that advice on how to comment on the expected planning application would be welcome.
Concern was expressed that discussions with Sita staff at the exhibition had revealed that if there was spare capacity in the incinerator after all domestic waste had been processed the shortfall would be filled by processing commercial/industrial waste.
The public present were also shocked that the Planning system allowed the County Council to determine the planning application of its own chosen contractor particularly when the decision to erect the Energy from Waste Plant was passed at the County Council with the very small majority of 4 votes.
The Parish Council clarified that an initial request had been made to the Government calling for a public inquiry into the forthcoming planning application and that it will be writing again in more detail when the planning application is received. The Council also advised the public to write calling for a public inquiry and advised that the address to write to could be obtained from the Parish Clerk in the ClayTAWC Centre.
Councillor Greenslade has made a formal request to Restormel Borough Council that the Borough Council’s Planning Committee when considering the Energy from Waste planning application should hold the meeting in St Dennis so that the public of St Dennis and Treviscoe could attend.
The Parish Council’s consideration of the planning application will be held in full Council and the public are welcome to attend
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